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(No Model.)

D. M. KILMER.

BROOM RACK.

WITNESSES @Z UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

DENIS M. KILMER, or MARTINSBURG, wnsr VIRGINIA.

BROOM-RACK.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,794, datedDecember 13, 1887.

Application filed August 16, 1887. Serial No. 247,086. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DENIS M. KILMER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Martinsburg, in the county of Berkeley and State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Racks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved broom'rack, and Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in both thefigures.

My invention has relation to that class of racks for holding brooms andsimilar articles, in which the brooms are supported in an approximatelyhorizontal position in such a manner that each broom may readily beremoved and again reinserted in the rack; and it consists in thedetailed construction and combination of parts of the improved broom-.rack, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A denotes the base which supports therack, the latter consisting, essentially, of two uprights, B B, arrangedparallel to each other and connected by suitable cross-pieces,C 0. Theseuprights are recessed or mortised transversely, as shown at D, for theinsertion of the arms or-crosspieces E, which are secured tothe uprightso notches, G, alternating with a series of aper- I provided with thearms extending horizon- 10o by screws, nails, or similar fasteningdevices F. The number of these cross-pieces upon which the brooms aresupported may be .va-

ried at will, and depends upon the size of the rack.

In the illustration of my invention accompanying this specification .Ihave shown a rack provided with five cross-pieces; but it is obviousthat the number of these cross-pieces may be varied at will without inthe least departing from the spirit of my invention.

Each of the cross-pieces E is provided on its upper side with a seriesof equidistant tures, H, as clearly shown in the drawingsthat is to say,each of the apertures His arranged below and between a pair of notchesG. By this arrangement the handle of the broom may be inserted in one ofthe apertures, while that part of the handle nearest the broom-headrests in the corresponding notch in the opposite cross-piece or arm, aswill be seen more clearly byreference to Fig. 1 of the drawings. Theobject of this arrangement of the apertures and notches is to permit'theheads of the brooms to clear one another, leaving a narrow space betweeneach broom-head for the insertion of the handle of the intermediatebroom. In this manner it will be seen that all the brooms are arrangedin aneat and convenient manner withouttouching one another, and that anyone of the brooms may be readily removed from the rack and againreinserted without destroying its neighbors.

When it is desired to ship or pack my improved rack fortransportation,the cross-arms are removed by withdrawing the screws F,and, if desired, the base may also be removed in like manner, when allthe parts may be conveniently packed into a very small space andshipped. Any person with ordinary skill and intelligence can easily putthe rack to-' gether and again take it apart when it is desired to doso.

It is obvious thatinstead of constructing the uprights withcross-pieces, as shown in the drawings, the arms or cross-pieces may beso constructed as to project on one side of the uprights only-as, forexample, where itis desired to place a rack against a wall, fence, orany other vertical support.

It is also obvious that .instead of constructing the rack with a base orsupport, as shown in the drawings, it may be constructed in such amanner that it may be hung upon a wall or any other suitable verticalsupport.

Having thus described my invent-ion, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States The improved broom-rack orbroom-holder herein shown and described, the same-consisting,essentially, of a pair of uprights, each tally and parallel to those ofthe other, said my own I have hereunto affixed my signature arms beingprovided with a series of notches in presence of two witnesses. and alsowith aseries of apertures, which said series of apertures are arrangedbelow and 'DENIS KILMER' 5 alternating with the notches, substantiallyas Witnesses:

and for the purpose set forth. W. E. DAWSON,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as BENNETT S. JoNEs.

